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…dressed in her mother's wedding gown. She suddenly realized that she didn't have any transportation to the event. She ran into the barn with the hopes that she would find the horse carriage. She found nothing. She wept and wept. For she knew no other way…

…". These realizations lead one of the characters to Socialism, a system Sinclair seems to find more agreeable than capitalism. In the first chapter of this book the reader is introduced to Jurgis, a hard working, limited minded young man who is about to wed…

…carrying out her bidding unto others. If the quail in rose sauce is an example of joyous communication through food then the wedding banquet preparation is surely the direct opposite, showing Titas deep feelings of longing…

…. The antagonism of fate is discussed again in the wedding scene, this time by Friar Lawrence. He warns the couple of their destiny when he says, "These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume…

…and worth seeing.         In the hall of Asian Peoples the most intriguing exhibits was the Chinese Wedding. It was very interesting to see how a different culture gets married. In this wedding the Chinese bride sits in this beautiful bridal chair from…

…and turmoil was a part of daily life2. However, Antoine Marcourt, a French Protestant Reformer, like many reformers of her period, argued that the Eucharistic rite was merely a materialistic ceremony and served to distract followers from the true faith…

…the Christian cross by inverting it, and sometimes, they invert our sacred symbol, the pentagram, as well. Hollywood directors just can't seem to get it right, though. They consistently show evil ceremonies prominently displaying the pentagram right side up…

…the establishment of a separate Sikh nation. In the early 1980s Akali Dal, a Sikh nationalist party, provoked a confrontation with the Indian government by demanding greater autonomy for Punjab. Unassuaged by the election of a Sikh, Zail Singh, to the largely ceremonial…

…belief in supernatural agencies. Their great tribal ceremony was the Sun Dance or K’ado, which took place in early summer. The ritual characteristically, but not always, took place in a teepee around a crescent-shaped, earthen alter mound and a sacred fire…

…from the family; and if they went back, other people might think that they wanted to fight for the possessions of Ho. When Confucius was a child, he used to play at making sacrificial offerings and performing ceremonies. He wanted to be an officer…